Letter: Media's extreme bias

Monday

Sep 3, 2018 at 8:00 AM

An organized national anti-Trump newspaper editorial campaign is a disgrace. Each paper has a perfect right to express their opinion, but this should be done separately and independent of others. That there is much concern with the “fake news” tag applied to the media is not surprising. Rather, “extreme bias” would be valid and more acceptable. Where is the “fair” reporting of positive Trump actions? The economy is booming, but the reports claim it's a continuation of Obama's efforts. Outlandish headlines follow the separation of children from mothers at the border. Yet this is nothing new — it started during the Clinton years. Brennan's security is lifted, but almost no details about his many transgressions while in office, but much about Trump's dictator-like, and supposed collusion diversions and cover-up. Reams of sympathy reporting about Omarosa Manigault Newman, but so little about her turncoat actions. Trump continues to destroy the FBI and Department of Justice reputation, but so little about the deceptions, stonewalling, document redactions, and delaying tactics.

The extreme anti-Trump bias is so rampant the media deserves heavy duty criticism. The media needs to go beyond the blindness of their bias. Freedom of the press is one thing, but a fair semblance of professionalism and adherence to the principles of good journalism should go hand in hand. The recent organized national anti-Trump editorial campaign is a perfect example of neither.

Walter Ding

Lords Valley

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